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“At age two I was diagnosed with Pervasive Developmental Disorder… a condition with features of autism with impairment of social interaction, communication, and /or steroyped behavior. …I continue to work hard to do my best. I still struggle and lose focus sometimes, but I feel I have come a long way. I scored Proficient in Reading and Math on the last DCBAS.”

by Dandre McLaughlin
4th grader at Randle Highlands in 2010

“I need to fight depression. And, I believe in order to stop this world’s problems, others also do…When people commit suicide, it’s the depression intruding. When people become obese, it’s because their coping strategy is overeating. When people are addicted…they are medicating themselves on drugs. And when kids bully others, it is so they can compensate for their depression.”

by Hannah Docter-Loeb
7th grader at Alice Deal Middle School in 2013